NAKHON PHANOM: Police report many people rushing to close “mule” bank accounts they say were opened without their knowledge by scammers who fooled them into handing over their personal data.
They have also hastened to their local police stations, insisting they were innocent and had been gulled by criminals.
The rush follows passage of new laws providing for harsh penalties for people whose bank acconts are used by swindlers to move money sucked from their victims.
Pol Maj Gen Thawatchai Thungpao, the provincial police chief, said people had been reporting to police stations in all 12…
